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Updated 2026-05-18 15:20 UTC 1 source Negative

New laws in NT allow police to hold young people for 48 hours without an adult present. Advocates warn this could lead to increased incarceration of Aboriginal children.

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The Guardian

NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be ‘funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons’, advocates warn

Police will be able to question children without an adult present and hold them after being charged under draft laws introduced by the CLPGet our breaking news email, f

2026-05-18 15:00 UTC